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130 Fiat Group Consolidated Financial Statements at D ecember 31, 2005 - N otes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
02 Fiat Group
Changes in the present value of Post-employment obligations are as follows:
Employee
severance indemnity Pension Plans Health care plans O ther
(in millions of euros) 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004
Present value of obligation at
the beginning of the year 1,243 1,265 2,710 2,593 1,186 1,095 278 275
Service cost 86 87 48 36 12 12 16 14
Interest costs 33 27 140 144 60 67 98
Contribution by plan participants 5576
Actuarial losses (gains) 47 64 129 152 177 188 817
Exchange rate differences 181 (74) 187 (94) 5(2)
Benefits paid (150) (209) (157) (149) (64) (61) (39) (33)
Past service cost (49)2
Change in scope of consolidation 158 7(1)1 24
Losses on curtailments 1–(1)
Plan amendments –(8)(98) (22)
O ther changes 261(1)(5)21 (1)
Present value of obligation at
the end of the year 1,417 1,243 3,053 2,710 1,417 1,186 323 278
The effect of plan amendments on the amount recognised for health care costs both in the income statement and in the changes in the
present value of obligations, is mainly due to the structural reduction in welfare costs in N orth America, which led to the recognition of
income of 83 million euros arising from the reduction of amounts previously provided by the CN H sector.
Changes in the fair value of plan assets are as follows:
Pension Plans
(in millions of euros) 2005 2004
O pening fair value of plan assets 1,623 1,476
Expected return on plan assets 127 119
Actuarial gains (losses) 71 39
Exchange rate differences 144 (53)
Contribution by employer 177 172
Contribution by plan participants 96
Benefits paid (142) (135)
Change in the scope of consolidation 1
O ther changes 4(1)
Closing fair value of plan assets 2,014 1,623
Plan assets for Post-employment benefits mainly consist of listed equity instruments and fixed income securities; plan assets do not include
treasury stock of Fiat S.p.A. or properties occupied by Group companies.